-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Well heres the hdparm output for FC1 & as a bonus my Mandrake installation as well... (note both mdk & fc1 use hdb=ide-scsi) FC1 hdparm: # hdparm /dev/hdb /dev/hdd /dev/hdb: HDIO_GET_MULTCOUNT failed: Invalid argument IO_support = 1 (32-bit) unmaskirq = 1 (on) using_dma = 1 (on) keepsettings = 0 (off) readonly = 0 (off) BLKRAGET failed: Invalid argument HDIO_GETGEO failed: Invalid argument /dev/hdd: HDIO_GET_MULTCOUNT failed: Invalid argument IO_support = 1 (32-bit) unmaskirq = 1 (on) using_dma = 1 (on) keepsettings = 0 (off) readonly = 1 (on) readahead = 8 (on) HDIO_GETGEO failed: Invalid argument Mandrake 9.1 hdparm: # hdparm /dev/hdb /dev/hdd /dev/hdb: HDIO_GET_MULTCOUNT failed: Invalid argument IO_support = 1 (32-bit) unmaskirq = 1 (on) using_dma = 1 (on) keepsettings = 0 (off) readonly = 0 (off) BLKRAGET failed: Invalid argument HDIO_GETGEO failed: Invalid argument /dev/hdd: HDIO_GET_MULTCOUNT failed: Invalid argument IO_support = 1 (32-bit) unmaskirq = 1 (on) using_dma = 1 (on) keepsettings = 0 (off) readonly = 1 (on) readahead = 8 (on) HDIO_GETGEO failed: Invalid argument - -- | ~^~ ~^~ | <?> <?> Joe (theWordy) Philbrook | ^ J(tWdy)P | \___/ <<jtwdyp@xxxxxxxx>> It would appear that on Jul 17, Joe(theWordy)Philbrook did say: > It would appear that on Jul 17, James Wilkinson did say: > > > > > What does hdparm say? Has FC2 turned DMA on, whereas FC1 had it off? > > > > James. > > > > > # hdparm /dev/hdb /dev/hdd > > /dev/hdb: > HDIO_GET_MULTCOUNT failed: Invalid argument > IO_support = 1 (32-bit) > unmaskirq = 1 (on) > using_dma = 1 (on) > keepsettings = 0 (off) > readonly = 0 (off) > readahead = 256 (on) > HDIO_GETGEO failed: Invalid argument > > /dev/hdd: > HDIO_GET_MULTCOUNT failed: Invalid argument > IO_support = 1 (32-bit) > unmaskirq = 1 (on) > using_dma = 1 (on) > keepsettings = 0 (off) > readonly = 1 (on) > readahead = 256 (on) > HDIO_GETGEO failed: Invalid argument > > If it matters this was with an music cd in both drives. > > When next I've a chance to boot FC1, (Maybe tomorrow, err technically > maybe later today, definitely after some sleep...) I'll try hdparm > there as well. > > Thanks ############################################################## # You can find my public gpg key at http://pgpkeys.mit.edu/ # ############################################################## -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFA+VUiRZ/61mwhY94RAuKPAKCFKlNrhWaELclTcfM1K8s1q7woGACfXuz5 5Wk6va8YfhM7DYJY0TayErc= =4NHm -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----